Episode 7 Hedley Boys Disaster at Vimy Ridge
08/04/20 • 23 min
The 54th take part in one of the biggest military disasters in Canada's history, before participating in the great victory at Vimy Ridge.
The 54th take part in one of the biggest military disasters in Canada's history, before participating in the great victory at Vimy Ridge.
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Episode 6 Hedley Boys The 54th go to war
The 54th arrive in France and at first go into the line around Ypres for their first taste of battle before moving to the Somme. There, they and Hedley experience heartbreaking loss.
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Episode 8 Hedley Boys, War Weary Hedley
Hedley feels the war and the town suffers as more men enlist. The Canadians recover from Vimy Ridge and by 1918 are leading the Allied advance. Men of the 54th have to carry out one of the most distasteful duties a soldier can do.
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